Yeah, I'll be doing it too, but mostly my reportage on 8-9 November will focus on how 160 #DownTicketGreens fare in their federal and state elections, as well as some county races in Texas.
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US Senate (11) Gary Swing, Arizona Pamela Elizondo, California Don MacLeay, also California Arn Menconi, Colorado Jeff Russell, Connecticut Scott Summers, Illinois Margaret Flowers, Maryland Jonathan McFarland, Missouri Robin Laverne Wilson, New York Joe DeMare, Ohio Eric Navickas, Oregon US House (45) Ray Parrish, AZ-1 Mark Salazar, AZ-8 Barry Hermanson, CA-12 Paula Bradshaw, IL-12 Nnabu Eze, MD-3 Kamesha Clark, MD-4 George Gluck, MD-6 Myles Hoenig, MD-7 Nancy Wallace, MD-8 Ellis Boal, MI-1 Matthew A. Brady, MI-2 Harley Mikkelson, MI-5 Maria Green, MI-8 John V. McDermott, MI-9 Benjamin Nofs, MI-10 Dylan Calewarts, MI-12 Marcia Squier, MI-14 David Arnold, MO-2 Mike Diel, MO-6 Steven Welzer, NJ-12 Frank Sha Francois, NY-5 Henry Bardel, NY-11 Daniel Vila Rivera, NY-13 Matt Funiciello, NY-21 Joe Manchik, OH-12 Dennis Lambert, OH-15 Mike Bielstein, OR-4 Prince Mallory, SC-6 Joshua Darr, TX-2 Paul Blair, TX-3 Darrel Smith Jr., TX-6 Rusty Tomlinson, TX-13 Vanessa S. Tijerina, TX-15 Mary L. Gourdoux, TX-16 Thomas Kleven, TX-18 Mark Lawson, TX-19 Paul Pipkin, TX-20 Antonio Diaz, TX-21 Kevin McCormick, TX-24 Michael D. Cary, TX-28 James Partsch-Galvan, TX-29 Thom Prentice, TX-30 Gary Stuard, TX-32 Scott Trimble, TX-35 Hal J. Ridley Jr., TX-36 State Senate Seats (17) Angel Torres, AZ, District 27 Chris Taylor, CT, District 23 Cora Santaguida, CT, District 27 Don Alexander, CT, District 30 Colin Bennett, CT, District 33 Ed Heflin, CT, District 36 Kealoha Pisciotta, HI, District 3 Seth Baker, ME, District 27 Andy Schuler, MN, District 45 Edward Weissler, MO, District 3 Julia Willebrand, NY, District 31 Carl Lundgren, NY, District 34 Joseph Levy, NY, District 43 Deyva Arthur, NY, District 44 Scott West, SC, District 20 Scott Pusich, TX, District 26 Bruce Breuninger, WV, District 11 State House/Assembly Seats (61) AZ Haryaksha Knauer, District 1 Edward "Trey" Cizek, District 3 Leo Biasiucci, District 5 Linda Macias, District 18 Cara Nicole Trujillo, District 26 CO Robert Lee Worthey, District 6 Jenice "JJ" Dove, District 34 CT Ian Barron, District 35 Lauren Shaw, District 38 Cindy Day, District 67 Matt Went, District 84 Angela Capinera, District 122 Hector Lopez, District 125 Bonnie Troy, District 135 HI Nick Nikhilananda, District 13 ME Russell Hoskins, District 40 MA Charlene DiCalogero, District 12 Daniel Factor, District 14 MI Dan Finn, District 4 Artelia Marie Leak, District 29 Eric Borregard, District 52 Joseph Stevens, District 53 John Anthony La Pietra, District 63 Michael Anderson, District 70 Deena Marie Bruderick, District 83 Cliff Yankovich, District 86 Wade Roberts, District 109 MN Dennis Barsness, District 5B Gabe Barnett, District 60A MO Valorie Engholm, District 19 Teressa Ezell, District 80 Tim Hammack, District 106 Ellen Skiljan, District 109 Dr. Robert Debbaut, District 140 NY Joseph Naham, District 20 Steve Ruzbacki, District 45 Patrick Dwyer, District 46 Manny Cavaco, District 65 Ann Eagan, District 69 Donal Butterfield, District 73 Scott Hutchins, District 74 Daniel Zuger, District 85 Robin Harkenhagen, District 114 Jeffery Peress, District 135 OH Constance Gadell-Newton, District 18 OR Alex Polikoff, District 23 Joe Rowe, District 44 PA Gabe Lytle, District 60 Michael Bagdes-Canning, District 64 Jay Sweeney, District 117 TX Adam Michael Greeley, District 46 katija assana gruene, District 51 Emmett Merwin, District 70 Travis Christal, District 92 Joseph McElligott, District 127 Brian M. Harrison, District 147 WV Rodney T. Hytonen, District 7 Elizabeth Rhule, District 36 Chris Reed, District 39 Alan Balogh, District 43 Barbara Daniels, District 44 State Executive Offices (11) Tim Curtin, State Comptroller, IL Don Fitz, Governor, MO Jennifer Leach, Lieutenant Governor, MO Carol Hexem, State Treasurer, MO Alan Zundel, Secretary of State, OR Kristin Combs, State Treasurer, PA Jay Sweeney, Auditor General, PA Martina Salinas, Railroad Commission, TX Hugo Noyola Jr., State Board of Education, District 1, TX Charlotte Pritt, Governor, WV Michael Sharley, Attorney General, WV State Judicial Offices (5) Rodolfo Rivera Muñoz, TX Supreme Court, Place 3 Charles Waterbury, TX Supreme Court, Place 5 Jim Chisolm, TX Supreme Court, Place 9 Adam "Bulletproof" King Blackwell Reposa, TX Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2 Judith Sanders-Castro, TX Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5 Bexar County (San Antonio) James Dorsey, Sheriff Diana Kendall, Justice of the Peace, Pct. 2, Place 3 Dallas County (Dallas) J.C. Osborne, Sheriff Ona Marie Hendricks, County Commissioner, Pct. 3 William R. Barr, Criminal Court #4 Travis County (Austin) Debbie Russell, Sheriff Ashely "Flashe" Gordon, County Commissioner, Pct. 1 Webb County (Laredo) Arturo Limon II, Sheriff Santiago Santos, County Commissioner, Pct. 3 Luis F. Decker, Justice of the Peace, Pct. 2, Place 1 As early voting begins today in Harris County and around the state, I would like to issue a reminder about Straight Party voting:
Don't Do It! More specifically, don't just walk up to the voting machine, enter your PIN, push a button to vote for the party of your preference, and have done with it. If you do, here is what it means:
Early voting begins Monday 24 October in Harris County and much of Texas. So it's time to whip out some completely unsurprising endorsements for my dozen or so readers.
The main point that I want to highlight in this post is my support for non-Green candidates in Harris County. There may be some Greens who vote a straight Green ticket and walk out, but I don't know any. Many of us push buttons for Democrats in local, district, and even statewide races. As part of an evolving Green social media strategy, and to promote Green Party candidates for positions other than President of the United States, Texas Green co-chair Laura Palmer has created the Twitter hashtag #DownticketGreens.
In his address to the Green Party's national convention on 6 August, Julian Assange predicted that Hillary Clinton's fans in the media would launch a ruthless, relentless stream of attacks against the Stein/Baraka campaign, the Green Party, and progressives in general. We are now waiting to see whether the attacks will heat up gradually or Blitzkrieg-style. Thus far, it has just been a manageable trickle of the usual myths and outright lies, such as "OMG Nader 2000!!!" A gradual crescendo of vitriol would leave progressives like the proverbial boiled frog, unaware or unsure whether anything is actually happening until it is too late to jump out of the pot. The Blitz would just overwhelm us, leaving us unable to resist on multiple fronts, similar to the way corporate puppet-masters use their seemingly endless supply of cash to push an agenda until the opposition runs out of resources. At last night's Harris County Green Party meeting, Ms. Palmer mentioned one of the noteworthy lies of Hillary's propaganda brigade. It goes something like: "The Green Party exists only to run a candidate for president every four years. Then it goes back into its closet to wait for the next presidential election. You never hear about them doing anything else." It's not just Dan Savage saying so any more. The trope has found its place in the liberal echo chamber. Well, the last sentence is certainly true: You don't hear about us between presidential elections, primarily because the major media refuse to cover Greens' activities as candidates or activists. If we didn't run a presidential candidate, press coverage of the Greens would range between bupkis and diddly-squat. However, we do have other candidates, even in non-presidential years. We also serve to raise public awareness of issues that receive scant media attention and policy positions outside the establishment consensus. It troubles me a bit that several Texas Greens who filed to run for office this year have had to back out for a variety of reasons. Laura Palmer was a candidate for State Board of Education, District 6, but she and her husband Don "Sketch" Palmer have purchased a house in District 4, so she has had to withdraw from the race. But Texas Greens still have candidates for five statewide judicial seats, plus several candidates for US House, Texas House, Texas Senate, and some county offices, not to mention Martina Salinas for Railroad Commission. |
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